No, I always thought that the 40's and 50's Wurlitzer spinets weren't bad. Especially thos ones that had the wood & Brooks spinet actions. The trebbles were clean, clean bass, and were quite stable. Lynn Rosenberg ----- Original Message ----- From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 6:52 PM Subject: '40s & '50s Wurlitzers > I'm willing to call most little consoles and spinets a piece of (we all know > the word!) pretty fast. But as I see more and more piano models more and > more often, I notice that some are quite a bit better in some way than > others (wow, like the dude has brain cells!). But little Wurly spinets and > consoles. I have refurbished a couple of 'em and MAJOR pitch raised and > tuned a '52 console last night and tuned and regulated a '51 console today. > These pianos are more piano than most 10 to 20 year old consoles, and I > would prefer them to a few new ones I have seen (like maybe some of the > Chinese). > > Nothing more than that. Just these are pianos that I would initially assume > are total junk, and these old wurlies are frequently good solid pianos, > still have good action centers, good hammer alignment, absense of the > overdose of string noises common in small old pianos, etc. They play and > sound good (compared to so many others). Am I out in left field here or have > others noted the old Wurlies a cut above the other little old pianos. > > Terry Farrell > Piano Tuning & Service > Tampa, Florida > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com > >
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